07

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, University of Florida President Bernie Machen today joined 163 other university presidents and chancellors in calling on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians sank three points in July to 78 from a revised reading of 81, after edging upward for four consecutive months, according to a University of Florida survey.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Standing in the dairy aisle, hand on a gallon of milk, a consumer might wonder why reports of falling dairy prices aren't reflected in a lower price on the milk he's eyeing in his neighborhood grocery.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Standing in the dairy aisle, hand on a gallon of milk, a consumer might wonder why reports of falling dairy prices aren’t reflected in a lower price on the milk he’s eyeing in his neighborhood grocery.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Society of Professional Journalists has honored Mike Foley, master lecturer of journalism in the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, with its 2013 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator was ranked "World's Best University Biotechnology Incubator," according to an international study conducted by the Sweden-based research group UBI.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health Shands Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals in five adult medical specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Hospitals rankings.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In celebrating the 90th year of the University of Florida’s Homecoming, Gator Growl 2013 will feature co-headliners The Fray and Sister Hazel, with special guest New Directions Veterans Choir.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new University of Florida study.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Julie A. Johnson has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, becoming the seventh dean and the first woman to hold the appointment in the college’s 90-year history

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After hearing from teachers who actively engaged with Algebra Nation in its trial period, the state Legislature has invested $2 million to expand the reach and impact of the University of Florida's innovative program to help students succeed on the high-stakes End-of-Course exam.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida student Michael Wayne Pirie, who died Feb. 12, 2011, while trying to save a friend who became stranded in a cave, has been recognized with a Carnegie Medal from the .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In observance of Independence Day, all RTS offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, and RTS bus service will be suspended. ADA paratransit service will not be running on this date, except for dialysis appointments.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Personalized medicine at University of Florida Health celebrates its first successful year helping heart patients with news of major funding from the National Institutes of Health that will advance the program to more patients and health care providers across the state.

David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.

David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.

David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.

Akito Kawahara, assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted in a July 4 CBS News story about his research into how hawkmoths confuse predator bats by sending sonar signals from their genitals.

George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File, was interviewed in a July 6 CBS News report about the surge in the great white shark population along the East Coast and what people can do to avoid sharks.

Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a June 25 Miami Herald story about an increase in Floridians’ confidence in the economy, which hit a six-year high in June. The story and others were the result of a Media Relations office news release.

Nicole Avena, a research neuroscientist in the fields of diet and addiction, was quoted in a June 26 National Public Radio story about new research that finds certain carbohydrates can lead to more intense hunger and overeating.

Anthony Randazzo, retired geology professor, was quoted in a June 13 Tampa Bay Times story about the recent heavy rains in Florida creating the right conditions for the formation of sinkholes this summer.

Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a June 28 Tampa Bay Times story about his research results that found Florida’s Hispanic voters waited longer than white voters in the November election.

Roger Fillingim, director of the Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, was quoted in a July 2 Tampa Bay Times story about a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that found overdose deaths from prescription painkillers rose much faster among women than men in the past decade.

Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, was quoted in a June 13 Washington Post blog about claims that journalist Glenn Greenwald aided and abetted Edward Snowden and whether Greenwald should be charged with a crime.